James Bond had a ring with a camera inside it. Inspector Gadget had a bowler’s hat with an extendable propeller. Maxwell Smart had a shoe phone. And now Australia’s seniors could be getting about using a walking stick with GPS ...

What if bedding could tell you about a resident’s health? That’s what Australian researchers are exploring as part of a $1.7 million government-funded program. The project team plans to fix flexible, unbreakable electronics into bedding products to enable real-time monitoring of ...

Australians can now opt out of My Health Record. Starting today and for the next three months, the Australian Digital Health Agency is giving all consumers the opportunity to decide whether they want an online summary of their key health ...

Most organisations are now aware of the federal government’s mandatory notifiable data breach (NDB) legislation and the penalties associated with failing to comply. Essentially, the scheme aims to give individuals more control over their personal data, so it requires certain ...

A tool that uses facial recognition software to detect pain in the elderly and people with dementia is making its way across Australian residential aged care villages. Known as PainChek, its national rollout via Dementia Support Australia (DSA) is now underway ...

For some, listening to the radio is a way to kill time while driving or catch up on the day’s news, but for older adults the desire to tune in might have deeper implications. In partnership with the Community Broadcasting ...

A health monitoring station for large corporations. A Gumtree for health services. And a platform for GPs to connect retirees to local activities. These are some of the early ideas hashed out in the lead up to the University of ...

The New South Wales town of Berrigan has been identified as the first Australian township to have all health and aged care services connected to the My Health Record system. MHR acts as a secure online summary of a resident’s ...